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1021:Archived
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109:Chairman
101:Capacity
91:Thornton
1622:2024–25
1616:2023–24
1611:2022–23
1606:2021–22
1601:2020–21
1596:2019–20
1591:2018–19
1586:2017–18
1581:2016–17
1576:2015–16
1571:2014–15
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1491:1998–99
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1127:seasons
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1044:4 April
995:19 July
930:8 March
868:1997–98
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332:on the
324:History
147:Website
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306:soccer
302:Santos
127:League
83:Ground
1460:MTN 8
1136:teams
875:Notes
117:Coach
104:1,000
1068:2018
1046:2024
997:2012
967:2022
932:2022
830:2004
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647:2008
600:1990
596:1987
587:2003
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420:and
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